Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrell v. De Normandie 26 Tex. 120 1861 1 Texas
Hager v. Thomson 66 U.S. 80 1861 1 United States
Coolidge v. Melvin 42 N.H. 510 1861 1 New Hampshire
Doe on the Demise of Gardner v. Klutts 53 N.C. 375 1861 1 North Carolina
Dowell v. Jacks 53 N.C. 387 1861 1 North Carolina
Stevens v. Hatch 6 Minn. 64 1861 1 Minnesota
Fountain v. Bryce 47 S.C.L. 234 1861 1 South Carolina
Pack v. Chapman 16 La. Ann. 366 1861 1 Louisiana
People v. Bonney 19 Cal. 426 1861 1 California
Steele v. Townsend 37 Ala. 247 1861 1 Alabama
Hancock v. Watson 18 Cal. 137 1861 1 California
Chaney's Heirs v. Chaney's Adm'r 38 Ala. 35 1861 1 Alabama
Succession of Pratt 16 La. Ann. 357 1861 0 Property, Contracts Louisiana
Bonvillain v. Bourg 16 La. Ann. 363 1861 0 Property, Divorce, Contracts Louisiana
McMurphy v. Bell 16 La. Ann. 369 1861 0 Sale of slave, Divorce, Louisiana
Smith v. Porter 16 La. Ann. 370 1861 0 Property, Wills Louisiana
Nixon v. Piffet 16 La. Ann. 379 1861 0 Property Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Second District Court of New Orleans 16 La. Ann. 390 1861 0 Mortgages, Deeds Louisiana
Roselius v. Barelli 16 La. Ann. 386 1861 0 Sales Louisiana
Dixon v. Merritt 6 Minn. 160 1861 1 Minnesota